Hopalaa! Brewery

Microbrewery in Vītoliņi, Semigallia, Latvia 🇱🇻
Associated Venue: Hopalaa Craft Brewery

Established in 2018

Contact
Industriālais parks, Vītoliņi, 3017, Latvia
Description
HOPALAA! – a small Latvian brewery, whose founders first started brewing beer at home. Previously known as: "Kalēju alus" marked on bottles as "Fermentum SIA".

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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Keg at Tankerfest 2020) The beer poured golden and hazy. Its head was medium sized, white and it lasted rather long. Aroma had grass, spiciness and fruitiness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, grass, grain, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. A nice hoppy brew with grainy notes.
Tried on 15 Aug 2020 at 12:29

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap at Sori Taproom, Helsinki. Color is cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, some tropical fruits, peaches, some hops and malts. Some twisted elements.
Tried from Draft on 14 Aug 2020 at 13:09

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can at home. Darker orange color, unclear, decent head. Smell and taste malts and hops like always, but what I like about this one is that is leans towards some more traditional hoppiness and it has a decent bitterness. At least compared to what the average is nowadays. Quite alright.
Tried on 12 Aug 2020 at 20:41

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

Can 440ml. @ home.

[ As Hopalaa Stellar ].
ABV: 8.0%. Murky matt medium yellow orange colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, oat, moderate to heavy hoppy, flowers, fruity hops, sharp, soapy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, floral - herbs, upfront soapy - eventually popcorn, fruity hops, rich, wheat - oat, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily - fatty, carbonation is soft. [20200811]
7-3-7-3-14
Tried from Can on 12 Aug 2020 at 07:15

6/10
Tried on 11 Aug 2020 at 21:13

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Orange yellow color. Grassy, slightly herbal aroma and flavor with droppoeder and dried tropical fruit. Sweetish. Oily hops. Hint of vinegar. Nice.
Tried from Can on 11 Aug 2020 at 17:17

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft. Golden pour. Aroma of sweet orange and citrus, the usual. Taste has sweet orange, citrus, oat, some lactose and tropical fruit. Not bad, the lactose is not very present.
Tried from Draft on 05 Aug 2020 at 22:13

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5

Can 440ml. @ home.

[ As Hopalaa! Sourbit Berliner Weisse ].
ABV: 3.5%. Clear medium to light yellow colour with a average, frothy and speaking, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, lime, lemon, sea salt, zesty, citric, light baking yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average duration, salty, lemony, zesty, citric, citrus lime, medium dry, light baking yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20200803]
7-3-8-3-15
Tried from Can on 04 Aug 2020 at 15:27

6/10
Tried on 03 Aug 2020 at 18:33

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can shared with Caesar. Pale yellow. White head. Smell and taste lightly malts, nicely hoppy, a light sweet note, lightly bitter. Quite good.
Tried on 01 Aug 2020 at 21:37